Hands-on verbs in Chinese: conversation questions

A language island is a set of answers you prepare in advance to the questions people really ask you, then repeat until they come out automatically. Here are 8 everyday questions about hands-on verbs in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.

  1. 你出门的时候会关灯吗?Do you turn off the lights when you go out?
  2. 你今天穿了什么?What are you wearing today?
  3. 你回家先脱鞋吗?Do you take your shoes off first when you get home?
  4. 你一天洗几次手?How many times a day do you wash your hands?
  5. 你回家以后把钥匙放在哪儿?Where do you put your keys when you get home?
  6. 你常扔掉旧东西吗?Do you often throw away old things?
  7. 你上次去机场接谁了?Who did you last pick up from the airport?
  8. 你觉得什么家务最麻烦?Which household chore do you find the most annoying?

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The Hands-on verbs word list has the 15 words you'll need for these answers, with pinyin and audio.

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